AMD A4-9120C vs Intel Xeon D-2123IT

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AMD A4-9120C CPU1 vs CPU2 Intel Xeon D-2123IT
AMD A4-9120C Intel Xeon D-2123IT

CPU comparison

AMD A4-9120C or Intel Xeon D-2123IT - which processor is faster? In this comparison we look at the differences and analyze which of these two CPUs is better. We compare the technical data and benchmark results.

The AMD A4-9120C has 2 cores with 2 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 2.40 GHz. Up to 8 GB of memory is supported in 1 memory channels. The AMD A4-9120C was released in Q1/2019.

The Intel Xeon D-2123IT has 4 cores with 8 threads and clocks with a maximum frequency of 3.00 GHz. The CPU supports up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2123IT was released in Q1/2018.
AMD A (112) Family Intel Xeon D (79)
AMD A4-9000 (2) CPU group Intel Xeon D-2100 (13)
6 Generation 2
Stoney Ridge (Excavator) Architecture Skylake
Mobile Segment Desktop / Server
-- Predecessor --
-- Successor --

CPU Cores and Base Frequency

The AMD A4-9120C is a 2 core processor with a clock frequency of 1.60 GHz (2.40 GHz). The Intel Xeon D-2123IT has 4 CPU cores with a clock frequency of 2.20 GHz (3.00 GHz).

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2123IT
2 Cores 4
2 Threads 8
normal Core architecture normal
No Hyperthreading Yes
No Overclocking ? No
1.60 GHz Frequency 2.20 GHz
2.40 GHz Turbo Frequency (1 Core) 3.00 GHz
2.00 GHz Turbo Frequency (All Cores) 2.40 GHz

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Processors with the support of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) can process many calculations, especially audio, image and video processing, much faster than classic processors. Algorithms for ML improve their performance the more data they have collected via software. ML tasks can be processed up to 10,000 times faster than with a classic processor.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2123IT
-- AI hardware --
-- AI specifications --

Internal Graphics

The integrated graphics unit of a processor is not only responsible for the pure image output on the system, but can also significantly increase the efficiency of the system with the support of modern video codecs.

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
0.60 GHz GPU frequency --
-- GPU (Turbo) --
7 GPU Generation --
28 nm Technology
3 Max. displays
3 Compute units --
192 Shader --
No Hardware Raytracing No
No Frame Generation No
2 GB Max. GPU Memory --
12 DirectX Version --

Hardware codec support

A photo or video codec that is accelerated in hardware can greatly accelerate the working speed of a processor and extend the battery life of notebooks or smartphones when playing videos.

AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) GPU no iGPU
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (8 bit) No
Decode Codec h265 / HEVC (10 bit) No
Decode Codec h264 No
Decode Codec VP9 No
Decode Codec VP8 No
No Codec AV1 No
Decode / Encode Codec AVC No
Decode Codec VC-1 No
Decode / Encode Codec JPEG No

Memory & PCIe

The AMD A4-9120C supports a maximum of 8 GB of memory in 1 memory channels. The Intel Xeon D-2123IT can connect up to 512 GB of memory in 4 memory channels.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2123IT
DDR4-1866 Memory DDR4-2400
8 GB Max. Memory 512 GB
1 (Single Channel) Memory channels 4 (Quad Channel)
15.0 GB/s Max. Bandwidth 76.8 GB/s
No ECC Yes
-- L2 Cache 8.00 MB
2.00 MB L3 Cache --
3.0 PCIe version 3.0
8 PCIe lanes 32
7.9 GB/s PCIe Bandwidth 31.5 GB/s

Thermal Management

The TDP (Thermal Design Power) of a processor specifies the required cooling solution. The AMD A4-9120C has a TDP of 6 W, that of the Intel Xeon D-2123IT is 60 W.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2123IT
6 W TDP (PL1 / PBP) 60 W
-- TDP (PL2) --
-- TDP up --
-- TDP down --
90 °C Tjunction max. --

Technical details

The AMD A4-9120C has a 2.00 MB cache, while the Intel Xeon D-2123IT cache has a total of 8.00 MB.

AMD A4-9120C Characteristic Intel Xeon D-2123IT
28 nm Technology 14 nm
Unknown Chip design Monolithic
x86-64 (64 bit) Instruction set (ISA) x86-64 (64 bit)
SSE4a, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX, FMA3, FMA4 ISA extensions SSE4.1, SSE4.2, AVX2, AVX-512
FP4 Socket BGA 2518
AMD-V Virtualization VT-x, VT-x EPT, VT-d
Yes AES-NI Yes
Operating systems Windows 10, Linux
Q1/2019 Release date Q1/2018
-- Release price 228 $
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Average performance in benchmarks

⌀ Single core performance in 0 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120C (0%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT (0%)
⌀ Multi core performance in 1 CPU benchmarks
AMD A4-9120C (23%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT (100%)

Estimated results for PassMark CPU Mark

Some of the CPUs listed below have been benchmarked by CPU-monkey. However the majority of CPUs have not been tested and the results have been estimated by a CPU-monkey’s secret proprietary formula. As such they do not accurately reflect the actual Passmark CPU mark values and are not endorsed by PassMark Software Pty Ltd.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
1545 (23%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
6844 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Single-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The single-core test only uses one CPU core, the amount of cores or hyperthreading ability doesn't count.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
841 (100%)

Geekbench 5, 64bit (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 5 is a cross plattform benchmark that heavily uses the systems memory. A fast memory will push the result a lot. The multi-core test involves all CPU cores and taks a big advantage of hyperthreading.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3249 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The single-core benchmark only evaluates the performance of the fastest CPU core, the number of CPU cores in a processor is irrelevant here.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.40 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 3.00 GHz
1028 (100%)

Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)

Geekbench 6 is a benchmark for modern computers, notebooks and smartphones. What is new is an optimized utilization of newer CPU architectures, e.g. based on the big.LITTLE concept and combining CPU cores of different sizes. The multi-core benchmark evaluates the performance of all of the processor's CPU cores. Virtual thread improvements such as AMD SMT or Intel's Hyper-Threading have a positive impact on the benchmark result.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
2C 2T @ 2.00 GHz
0 (0%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
4C 8T @ 2.40 GHz
3482 (100%)

iGPU - FP32 Performance (Single-precision GFLOPS)

The theoretical computing performance of the internal graphics unit of the processor with simple accuracy (32 bit) in GFLOPS. GFLOPS indicates how many billion floating point operations the iGPU can perform per second.
AMD A4-9120C AMD A4-9120C
AMD Radeon R4 (Stoney Ridge) @ 0.60 GHz
230 (100%)
Intel Xeon D-2123IT Intel Xeon D-2123IT
@ 0.00 GHz
0 (0%)

Devices using this processor

AMD A4-9120C Intel Xeon D-2123IT
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